Neisseria sicca osteomyelitis

Neisseria sicca pneumonia and bronchiectasis.

Neisseria sicca, although considered a harmless saprophyte, has been recognised as an etiologic agent in three cases of pneumonitis, and rare cases of endocarditis, meningitis, and osteomyelitis, particularly in immunocompromised hosts. We report the case of a 76-year-old man with a community-acquired pneumonia, in whom both sputum samples and bronchial secretions obtained with bronchoscopic pr...

Bartholin's gland abscess caused by Neisseria sicca.

Neisseria sicca has been reported to cause bacterial meningitis, endocarditis, pneumonia, and spondylitis. Surgical drainage from a Bartholin's gland abscess contained N. sicca in pure culture. Neisseria species recovered from cerebrospinal fluid and gynecologic specimens must be carefully examined to avoid misidentification as meningococci or gonococci.

The biotin requirements of Neisseria sicca.

Polymicrobial infective endocarditis caused by Neisseria sicca and Haemophilus parainfluenzae

Infective endocarditis is a common clinical problem in industrialized countries. Risk factors include abnormal cardiac valves, a history of endocarditis, intracardiac devices, prosthetic valves and intravenous drug use. We report a case of polymicrobial infective endocarditis in a 33 year-old female with a history chronic heroin use caused by Neisseria sicca and Haemophilus parainfluenzae. We b...

Neisseria sicca Endocarditis Presenting as Multiple Embolic Brain Infarcts

A 58 year old male presented with a 14 day history of progressive forgetfulness and aggressiveness. He had a history of human immunodeficiency virus infection, ischemic cardiomyopathy, and a myxomatous mitral valve (status post Saint Jude's mitral valve replacement 8 years before presentation). International normalized ratio was supra-therapeatutic on admission. A non-contrast computed tomograp...